Ford County vs Johnson County

A side-by-side comparison of Ford County and Johnson County: population, income, housing, and more.

Ford County and Johnson County are counties in Illinois. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Ford County has the higher population (13,396 vs 13,350 in Johnson County). Johnson County has the higher median household income ($65,203 vs $60,782 in Ford County). Johnson County has the higher median home value ($148,200 vs $118,100 in Ford County).

Population, income & housing

	Ford County	Johnson County
Population	13,396	13,350
Median age	42.5 yrs	42.7 yrs
Median household income	$60,782	$65,203
Median home value	$118,100	$148,200
Median gross rent	$836	$634
Housing units	6,263	5,538
Homeownership rate	74.1%	84.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.4%	18.8%
Unemployment rate	5.4%	2.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ford County	Johnson County
Population	13,270 → 13,396 (+0.9%)	12,494 → 13,350 (+6.9%)
Median household income	$52,092 → $60,782 (+16.7%)	$52,774 → $65,203 (+23.6%)
Median home value	$98,300 → $118,100 (+20.1%)	$109,500 → $148,200 (+35.3%)
Median gross rent	$676 → $836 (+23.7%)	$663 → $634 (-4.4%)

Ford County

Population

13,27013,396

Median household income

$52,092$60,782

Median home value

$98,300$118,100

Median gross rent

$676$836

Johnson County

Population

12,49413,350

Median household income

$52,774$65,203

Median home value

$109,500$148,200

Median gross rent

$663$634

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ford County	Johnson County
Under 5	5.7%	4.2%
5 to 17	17.6%	13.5%
18 to 24	7.3%	9.6%
25 to 34	11.0%	13.1%
35 to 44	12.4%	12.6%
45 to 54	12.3%	11.7%
55 to 64	14.5%	14.7%
65 to 74	10.9%	11.7%
75 and over	8.4%	8.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ford County	Johnson County
White (non-Hispanic)	90.5%	81.0%
Black or African American	0.6%	7.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.7%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.1%	7.0%
Hispanic or Latino	4.6%	4.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ford County	Johnson County
No high school diploma	8.1%	14.1%
High school graduate	36.1%	32.7%
Some college or associate's	36.4%	34.4%
Bachelor's degree	12.5%	12.2%
Graduate or professional degree	7.0%	6.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ford County	Johnson County
Drove alone	77.5%	86.1%
Carpooled	10.0%	6.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.7%	0.3%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.8%	5.5%
Other means	0.5%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ford County	Johnson County
1-unit, detached	81.4%	70.3%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	0.3%
2 to 4 units	8.2%	3.3%
5 to 19 units	3.6%	1.9%
20 or more units	2.9%	1.0%
Mobile home & other	3.3%	23.3%

Poverty & households

	Ford County	Johnson County
Poverty rate	12.7%	16.7%
Average household size	2.27	2.78
Mean commute (minutes)	24	27
Median year structure built	1955	1985